Overview
- The world No. 1 suffered a shock second-round defeat at Roland Garros after physically collapsing while leading Juan Manuel Cerundolo in a five-set match.
- Sinner said he woke feeling unwell on match day and tried to keep points short before reporting that his body ‘hit the wall’ during the third set.
- He underwent a battery of tests at Juventus’ J|Medical in Turin and at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan and was reported to have no worrying findings and clearance to return to training.
- Commentators and former players have pointed to cumulative match load, heat, conditioning, body composition, and anxiety as possible, non-exclusive explanations for the collapse.
- The player initially opted to skip the Halle warm-up and take an extended training block but will make a limited return to grass in London ahead of Wimbledon as he aims to defend his title.